Analyzing the Race

Fueling Emma Stone's bid for a second Oscar nomination, the Venice Film Festival today announced its list of annual winners, with the La La Land star winning Best Actress for her performance in Damien Chazelle's musical follow-up to his 2014 awards...

Though not as enthusiastically well-received as previous Oscar contenders that have premiered at Venice in the past (Gravity, Birdman), Amy Adams' Arrival stands to make a solid dent in the Best Actress race if initial reactions are to be believed.
The...

Lupita Nyong'o isn't the only one generating Oscar buzz for her work on Queen of Katwe; Alicia Keys has entered the Best Original Song Oscar race with her song 'Back to Life,' which she penned for the Disney film's soundtrack.
A new featurette for the film,...

As expected, La La Land, Damien Chazelle's highly-anticipated awards season comeback, stuck its landing at Venice on Wednesday.
Though the critical hand seems to be waning in terms of its influence over Academy voters, film journalists still play...

On the heels of adding over 600 members to its diversifying ranks (more on that later), the Academy has announced key dates for the 2017 Oscars in addition to enforcing stricter campaign regulations.
The new rules prohibit awards season events "reasonably...

Mark Sinclair, a man who's otherwise chosen to present himself to the world as Vin Diesel, obviously referencing a mixture of hydrocarbons—with boiling points in the range of 150 to 380°C—which are obtained from petroleum and used as fuel for a variety...

Viola Davis recently subjected herself to several months of prolonged filming in my hometown of Pittsburgh, which I once heard someone refer to as "The Paris of Appalachia," which brought me momentary joy until I realized being the "Paris of Appalachia"...

I hope as little intern blood is spilled over this as possible. It seems as if the poster that was "released" for Jessica Chastain's new movie, Miss Sloane, earlier this week, was in fact "illegally leaked" to the public. As much as we love promoting...

Secure your lace fronts and glue down your tracks, for the essence of a wig-snatching Huppert is in the air.
The French actress is coming for all of the wigs this Oscar season, as Sony Pictures Classics will release her Cannes competition title Elle...

Though its title would suggest as much, Nocturnal Animals is not about Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal plagued by a Bush Baby infestation, but rather, according to Deadline, the film "focuses on an art gallery owner who is haunted by her ex-husband’s...

Editor-in-Chief Joey Nolfi sifted through 86 years of Best Picture winners to come up with a formula that gauges Oscar traction. He ranked the films heading into this year's race, so you should check it out.

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